Bed-spring



A; AND F. TAIVIARIN AND M. HENDLER.

I BED sPRlNG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I. |921l Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

`llllllllllll A. AND F. TAMARIN AND M. HENDLER.

BED SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. l. 192|.

I 1 www# 2. HA: 92 @HA/ 1.. TM n 19m# m Wr .w K A au n o 1 MMM a. HZ 1wm narran siAras Partnr i @Frsen ABRAHAM TAMARIMFRANK TAMARIN, AND MAXHENDLER, or HUDSON AssIeNons To KoMrY'rITE SPRING AND BED coRPoRArIoN,

YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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ApplicaicnV led March 1,

j To all whom it may cof/mera: I

Be it known that we, ABRAHAM TAMARIN, FRANK TAMARIN, and MAX HDNDLDR,citi- 'zens of the United States, residing at Hudson, in the county ofColumbia and State of New York, Vhave invented .certain new and usefulImprovements in Bedeprings, of

e which the following is a specification ends ofthe side bars,ltransverse members `This invention relates'to bed springs, andit'coinpris'es aframe having a pair of telescopic sidebars,brackets.pmounted on .the

:,secured to Vsaid brackets, said transverse l members being formed oftwo sections, 'one of which is secured to each. bracket, a sleeve*surrounding 4the adjacent ends of said transverse'memberg anda springVcomprising a "network o f wire and coil springsV to connect vsaidwirenetwork to said transverse members, said spring b eing formed in twosections,

' tudinally and-transversely. Vrlhev longitudinal adjustment isyobtained by means of telescopic Aside members, one of which is'internallylscrew-threaded1 andis adapted to receive a threaded boltfor 'rod-1carriedi by the 1 other member.""The bolt or rod is provided with aprojecting shaft for the reception of' a handle to permit operationthereof to lengthen and shorten the bed.

' The transverse adjustment .issecured by "`means of transverse or endmembers whichV areformed in two'section's andsecured'to'v`bracketsf'carried by the side bars. The free ends of the transversesections are'adapted to bei received in -afsl'eeve centrally arrangedand adapted toform acontinuous end member'l The widthof the bed isadjusted by adjustingtheend sections inl the sleeve..

The spring is also Vmade of two sections,

Yone of which is secured Vto eachof said end v .sections by'means ofcoil springs. ilhen the bed is in contracted position forming asingle fwidth bed, thetwo'springs" are overlapped atxtheA center, and aresecured to the sleeve by means of coilsprings, a single coil springbeing .used forsecuring the two springs. When the bed is'to be adjusted,the securing I Specication of'Letters Patent.

.of the brackets.

j New Yoan, or HUDSON, NEW

'BED-SPRING.

Patented oct; is, rear. 1921. serial iva-448,773. l

means attached to the bracket are removed andthe bed is firstshortenedto remove tension from the .bed spring. After the bed has beenadjusted, the coil springs are again arranged in engagement with theupper and lower ends ofthe bed spring and are then ar ranged in openingsin the end members.

Intlie accompanying drawings, wehave shown severall embodiments of theinvention. In this showing:

4Figure 1 is-a plan view, certain of the parts 'being broken away, v

Fig. 2 is a side elevation,

j. Fig'. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig.V 1, Y j

Fig 4L is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the side memberand brackets,

, Fig..5 is a detail perspective view of one Fig. 6 is a detailsectional View von line ve--e of Fig; e,

z rig. 7 is a aeaiiview of a moaned form Y of end member, and,

j Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 7. Y

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates .generallythe side bars which,as shown, are tubular in cross section and comprisea pair of telescopic members 2, and 3. The member?) is adaptedtobereceived within the memberf, and is internally threaded for engagementwith the threads of` a rod 4, arranged within the end ofthe member 2 topermit adjustment. The outer end of the rod is provided with a squaredshaft 5 for-the reception of an operating crank 6. Aslshown, the member3 is provided with a pin or projection 7 adapted to be received in aslot.8formed in the member 2 to prevent relative rotation.

A bracket 9 is arranged onv each end of the side bars. -The bracketisprovided with a sleeve 10 for vthe reception of the side bar and an endplate 11. The end plate on the end adjacent *theV operating rod isadapted to .be engaged by the face 12 of the rod when 1 Vthebed is beinglengthened.

j The upper edge ofthe bracket Vis flat, as at 13, and is adapted vto bereceived beneath the horizontal portion of the end sectionle. The endsection, as

shown, is formed of angle iron and `is pro-l 4vided with a verticalportion 15, adapted to end sections are adapted to be received in a`"provided with an end flange 19 which is adapted to abut the end of theend s ection.

The end member comprises a pair of sections adapted to be secured to thepairoi" brackets at each end of the bed spring inmv the mannerdescribed. The free ends of the sleeve or member 2O which is also formedof angle iron and is provided with a flange 21 at its lower end to forma guide Jfor the end sections. The upperend is providedwth a pluralitylof lips 22 which are adapted to be arranged beneath the outer edge ofthe horizontal portion of the end section to retain it in position.Between the lips, a plurality of ears 23 are provided having openingsfor the reception ofthe ends'of the bed spring. The end sections arealso provided with openings 24, spaced from each other as shown.

The bed spring is formedin two sections 25 and 26, one section beingsecured to one end section at each end of the bed. The bed spring is ofthe usual construction, and comprises a plurality of transverse members27 and longitudinal members 28, connected to each other by means ofplates 29 having' openings therein Jfor the reception of the curled ends30 of the members 27 and 28. Each section of the spring is provided witha reinforcing plate 31, of Spring metal or'otliei substantially rigidmaterial, adjacent its outer edge. Coil springs 32 are arranged at theends of the sections of the bed spring, the ends of the coil springs,being formed in loops 33,V oneof which is adapted tobe received by theplates 29 andthe other being .adapted to be arranged in openings 24;

Referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that whenv the bedis contracted to form al single Width bed, the sections ofthe bed springwill overlap. The Voverlapping portions are connected `to the openings Yformed in the ears 23, and the outer end of the coil spring is adaptedto be passed,

' thetwo plates 29,

through the openings in irrranged in alinement'w'ith each other. (See1g. 6 e When the bed is to be adjusted, theside members are firstshortened to` relieve the ten# sion of the spring. This is done byrevolving the threaded rod 4 and drawing the meinber 3 Within the member2. After the tension has'been removed from the spring, the

portions of the bed springsV 25' and 26 which are secured to the sleeve2O are released by vremoving the coil springs and the bedad-l ljusted tothe desired width. Coil springs are then arranged in the openings inears 23 f l and in the openings 24, which move into position to receive,the @Oil springs Whentheeud sections are drawn out of sleeve 20.Additional coil springs are provided to furnish the necessary number foruse when the bed is eX- tended to its full width.

In the modification shown in Figs 7 *and 8 of the drawings, the sleeve20is provided -with a slot 34 for the reception of afbolt 35,

carriedlby the end member 14. This construction provides-additionalVstrength and limits the movement of the end sections 14 in thelsleeveto yprevent them frombeing entirely withdrawn. Y

`lnjlengthening the frame to place the bed i spring under tension, therod` 4 isturnedin the opposite direction and the engagement of the face12-`with the end plate 11 of Vthe -bracket forces the member 2.outwardlyaway from the member 3. Y

By means of the construction'disclosed, we provide an adjustable bedspring of very simple construction andas substantial Vand rigid. as theordinaryv nonsadjiistable-.bed

spring. The'provision .cfa central .adjust-j ment with. asleevefor'receiving the sections of the end member ail'ords th-estrengthof a f single piece .and the employment of a bed springformed in twosections 25and-26 is 'Y particularly advantageous.

" Itis to be understood that theforms of Iinvention herewith shown and`described are to be taken as preferred examplesvof the same,and thatvarious changes in the shape,

size, and arrangementof parts may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. Y, 'eY Y Having thus described our invention, we claim:` f Y l. An adjustablebed springcomprising a pair Vof telescopic side members,'bracketsarranged on theends of said side members, an

" end member secured tothe pair of brackets at each endrof the' spring,'said end members comprisingna'pair of` angle irons, oneiof which issecured to each oi said brackets, an

angleiron member arranged to receive the adjacent endsof said angl-eirons, said member being provided with-flangesto retain said j angleirons f in position, and a spring. structure comprising a pair ofsections, each of said sections being secured at 'its endstofsaid angleirons, said spring structures beingV Y overlappedfat .the center andsecured to said angle iron member. Y Y Y 2. An adjustable bedspringcomprising a members, brackets Varpair of telescopic side end membersecured to the pair" of brackets at each Yend of the spring,said endmembers comprisinga' upair of angle irons, one of adapted angle irons7said angle iron member being ranged on theends of saidpside members, an

kprovided with .flanges on fitsedges to retain said angle irons inposition, the inner edge of said angle irons and said angle iron memberbeing provided with spaced openings, and a spring structure comprisingtwo sec* tions adapted to overlap at the center, said spring Structuresbeing Secured to said angle irons and the overlapped portions thereofbeing secured to said angle iron member.

In testimony whereof we ax our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM TAMARN. FRAN K TAMARIN. MAX HENDLER. itnesses:

HAROLD E. FRITTS, FLORENCE KESTENBAUM.

